 The need for care can often arise suddenly and unexpectedly. Some people may choose to receive care in their own home. Others may decide a care home is the best option. Whatever the choice, it is essential to get advice about the different care and support options and the best way of funding it. West Sussex is lucky to have some of the best care homes in the country. CareWise is a unique pathway to information and advice to help older people and their families make the right choice at the right time about their future care arrangements. It offers benefits advice and information about care services that are available and it helps people consider the options that are out there for them. 60% of residents in care homes in West Sussex pay for their own care and only a very small percentage of those have taken specialist financial advice. Receiving the right financial advice can come as a relief at what is sometimes a very difficult time. I mean the gentleman we saw, we had several meetings. Time was never an issue. We had lots of phone calls before we decided to go down the route that he advised and we had every confidence in him. CareWise was established by the County Council's Adult Services and Trading Standards Department working closely with Age UK West Sussex. West Sussex Forum which represents independent providers of care and the Society of Later Life Advisers who are recognised as the benchmark of quality in providing financial advice for later life. So if you or a relative are thinking of going into a care home CareWise can help you obtain the best financial advice.